by Charlie Marks | Jan 25, 2019 | General Rules
New Rule 16,2 tells us we don’t have to play a ball located next to a mountain lion and her two cubs. Fine — who needed a Rule to tell us that? Well, what the Rule really spells out is how you may take free relief… most of the time, from “dangerous”...
by Charlie Marks | Jan 15, 2019 | General Rules
Yesterday’s tough question. In stroke play, a player’s tee shot is known to have come to rest in an area of ground under repair and was not found after a three-minute search by the player. He plays another ball from the tee under Rule 18.1, which came to...
by Charlie Marks | Jan 14, 2019 | General Rules
Ever wonder what sort of questions are on the PGA/USGA Rules Exam? You may have heard about the 100 question exam typically offered at the end of the 3½ day Rules Workshops held over the winter at various locations around the country. Well, this is the sort of...
by Charlie Marks | Jan 13, 2019 | General Rules
To answer questions from yesterday’s little quiz: 1. A practice swing made with no intent to strike a ball is not a practice stroke. (Ref# 114) Answer is True (Rule 5.5a) 2. A leaf sticking to the ball is a loose impediment. Answer is False (Definition Loose...
by Charlie Marks | Jan 12, 2019 | General Rules
I’ll publish the answers to these questions tomorrow. 1. A practice swing made with no intent to strike a ball is not a stroke. True False 2. A leaf sticking to the ball is a loose impediment. True False 3. In the general area, if a player’s ball in play...
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